Dentists

Procedure for allocation of a service provider code

To practise as a dentist in Luxembourg, I must obtain authorisation from the Ministry of Health and Social Security.

In accordance with the laws in force, which impose compulsory agreements, the CNS provides me with a service provider code.

Thus, the agreements between the CNS and the Association of Physicians and Dentists (Association des médecins et médecins-dentistes-AMMD), as well as their mandatory provisions, apply to me as a dentist practising in Luxembourg.

Before I start practising, I must therefore obtain this individual service provider code from the CNS.

"Art. 4. Avant leur entrée en fonctions, les médecins (et médecins-dentistes) se font attribuer par la Caisse nationale de santé un code médecin (ou médecin-dentiste) individuel. (...)"

Documents to be sent to the CNS:

  • The ‘Information sheet on the establishment of a doctor/dentist in Luxembourg’(Fiche de renseignement sur l'établissement d'un médecin/médecin-dentiste au Luxembourg)
  • A copy of the ‘authorisation to practise’ (autorisation d'exercer) or the ‘service provision declaration’ (déclaration des prestations de service) issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Security, and, where applicable, the authorisation relating to radiation protection(autorisation relative à la radioprotection).
  • A copy of an identity document
  • Bank details

Documents should be sent in PDF format to gefo.cns@secu.lu.

Requests in JPEG and HTM format cannot be opened and will therefore not be accepted.

Electronic data interchange

In certain agreements between the CNS and various healthcare professionals, the organisation of the management, transmission and storage of documents is provided for exclusively in digital and electronic form. These include agreements between the CNS and laboratories for medical analysis and clinical biology, physiotherapists and dieticians. For healthcare professions other than doctors and dentists, electronic data exchange is optional.

To participate in the electronic exchange of data, the service provider must connect remotely to a secure space to upload their request files and retrieve the response files that the CNS has uploaded there. To do this, a service provider must:

  • Connect to the ‘HealthNet’ secure network to access the CNS server
  • Be able to generate application files that comply with the specifications forming part of the agreement and to import the CNS return files into their own database.

In order to ensure an exchange that respects confidentiality and data protection, the service provider must connect to ‘HealthNet’, a highly secure computer network provided by the ‘Agence eSanté’ (eHealth Agency). The service provider must then request a username and password to access the CNS server, which is also connected to HealthNet.

The relevant forms and user guides are available below. New service providers wishing to connect for the first time are advised to first consult the ‘User guide for activating a new electronic connection with the CNS’(Guide utilisateur pour activer une nouvelle connexion électronique avec la CNS).

IMPORTANT NOTE: Access to HealthNet and the CNS server is reserved for service providers who have a valid service provider code. If you do not yet have such a code, please follow the procedure for obtaining a service provider code.

Documents

Forms

Liberal association

You can practise either individually in a private practice or join forces with other colleagues in a shared medical practice.

The practice of medicine in a liberal association with shared fees is linked to the creation of a common service provider code. All acts performed by the members of the association can be invoiced under this code.

A liberal association is characterised by greater stability and transparency between its members. Each member of the association receives an annual statement of the amounts charged to the association for the period during which they were a member.

To request a common service provider code or to communicate a change in the composition of an existing association to the CNS, the form ‘Practising medicine in a liberal association’(Pratique de la médecin en association libérale), available under ‘Focus on forms’ should be used.

 
Currently, only doctors who practise the same medical speciality are authorised to form a liberal association.

Focus on the forms

Focus on legislation

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